Ultimate Super Dirty, '13 Ford F-250 Super Duty turned into a regular cab shortbed.Ultimate JK, '12 Jeep Wrangler with the back half replaced with the front of another Wrangler.Ultimate F-150, ‘11 Ford F-150 EcoBoost.Ultimate CJ, ‘76 Jeep CJ-7, later called the CJ-17 due to its B-17-inspired theme.Ultimate Ranch Truck, a rebuild of the Ultimate Super Duty.Ultimate Avalanche, '03 Chevy Avalanche 2500.Ultimate Super Duty, '02 Ford F-250 Super Duty.The project vehicles the magazine staff has built for Ultimate Adventure are: Segments of Ultimate Adventure are broadcast on television on the Outdoor Channel. The first Ultimate Adventure appeared in the February 2000 issue, traveling the trails and pavement of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, and Ultimate Adventure has remained an annual event since then. The 4-Wheel & Off-Road 'Ultimate Adventure' was created by the magazine's editorial staff and consists of 20 handpicked 4x4s, including ones owned by readers, which travel to different regions of the country each year to conquer four to five extreme trails in one week. Vehicle buildups, or project vehicles, have been a part of 4-Wheel & Off-Road since the January 1979 issue, which focused on building a street-worthy off-road van.īeginning in 1994, 4-Wheel & Off-Road shifted from show trucks to real-world trucks, a trend that continues today. The February issue of the same year featured the first coverage of a competitive rockcrawling competition. January 2000 introduced the growing popularity of rock buggies. 'Ugly Readers Rides' began in the August 1992 issue, spotlighting the emerging trend of beater trucks. Chuck Norris was featured on the cover of the March 1987 issue of 4-Wheel & Off-Road, with the cover blurb 'Chuck Norris Jumps into Off-Road Racing.' 4-Wheel & Off-Road went through a 'daring' phase of placing cover vehicles in unnaturally settings via airbrush, such as a monster truck surfing down the face of a tsunami or one superimposed over a nuclear explosion. Themed issues in the magazine's history include 'Dare to Be Different', 'Ugly is In', 'Homegrown How-Tos', ' Jeep Thrills', and '4xFords'. Reflecting trends and interests in the industry, 4-Wheel & Off-Road also covered monster trucks heavily in the 1980s, with Bigfoot making its first appearance in May 1979. The popular Nuts & Bolts Q&A technical column began in July 1978, while the industry-news column Drivelines came about in November 1987. The first issue of 4-Wheel & Off-Road included new-truck road tests, hands-on tech stories, and a tire buyer's guide, and dirt bikes and vans were tested alongside the Jeep CJ-7, Ford F-250, and International Traveler. Although it is now published by Source Interlink Media, Petersen's remains in the name and on the logo. Over the years, many readers and members of the automotive industry have referred to the magazine simply as 'Petersen's.' In January 1991, the name and logo changed to Petersen's 4Wheel, with the magazine returning to its original name by the October issue of that same year. The legal department trademarked Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road, and the name of the magazine was officially born. When it was first published as a specialty magazine by Petersen Publishing Company, internal paperwork described the concept simply as a Petersen four-wheel and off-road magazine, with a title to be suggested later. On December 6, 2019, magazine-publishing industry news outlet Folio: reported the magazine was among 19 publications to be discontinued by Motor Trend Group by the end of 2019.

It was published by the Motor Trend Group. In March 1978, the magazine officially became a monthly publication, and in 2013, 4-Wheel & Off-Road celebrated its 35th anniversary. 4-Wheel & Off-Road covered a range of topics for the do-it-yourself light-truck enthusiast, including real-world 4x4 performance modifications, new products and product evaluations, off-road event coverage, new-vehicle evaluations, travel, and lifestyle. The first issue was published in 1977 it began as a special-interest publication from the editors of Hot Rod magazine. Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road was a magazine dedicated to 4x4 and off-road trucks and SUVs. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( April 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader.

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